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Immersive Technology Articles

Posted July 26, 2019. Filed under Education, FLIE, Gamification, Health, Innovation, Mental Health, Virtual reality, Visual learning.

Here are three articles from this week, which you may find interesting. 1. First major trial of VR therapy for serious mental health conditions launches. The first large-scale trial of virtual reality therapy for serious mental health conditions has been launched in the U.K. Healthtech startup Oxford VR has teamed up with gameChange, a £4… Read more » about Immersive Technology Articles

Launch of Cultural Journeys in Higher Education book: BU academic invited to give keynote

Posted July 13, 2019. Filed under Case Studies Outside BU, Curriculum design, Education, Equality and Diversity, HE Students, Policy.

A keynote at the launch of Cultural Journeys in Higher Education – authors Jan Bamford and Lucie Pollard Published: Emerald 2019 The cultural diversity of university student populations can be seen to reflect the changing demographics of an increasingly international mobile workforce. The implications of the growing migrant population and differing communication patterns in the… Read more » about Launch of Cultural Journeys in Higher Education book: BU academic invited to give keynote

Office for Students – health award winners 2019

Posted July 8, 2019. Filed under Augmented Reality, Case Studies Outside BU, Creative Methods, Digital skills, Education, Health, News.

Colleagues, you may be interested in the SHED funding award winners: Scroll down for link to detail of success awards https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-and-events/press-and-media/virtual-reality-tool-leads-new-drive-to-train-next-generation-of-health-specialists/ === extract from website=== The tool is one of several innovative projects awarded funding by the Office for Students today. A new virtual reality tool developed by the University of Leeds, which aims to… Read more » about Office for Students – health award winners 2019

Small education research grants – call from ALDinHE now open

Posted July 1, 2019. Filed under ALDinHE, Education, Funding Stream, HE Students, Innovation, Research.

Colleagues, == Each year ALDinHE allocates funding for innovative research projects that focus on specific aspects of Learning Development. The ALDinHE grants are competitive bids, which are judged by the Research and Development working group against the following criteria: The extent to which the research will directly impact or further enhance students’ experiences of Learning… Read more » about Small education research grants – call from ALDinHE now open

The Fall and Rise of VR:

Posted June 26, 2019. Filed under Augmented Reality, Blended learning, Creativity, Education, Gamification, Innovation, TEL, Virtual reality.

Fortune.com article by Aric Jenkins. The Struggle to Make Virtual Reality Get Real. Virtual reality has been the next new thing for five years and counting. Clunky headsets, a dearth of content, and lack of consumer interest have caused VR to stall. Can this much-hyped technology finally catch on? Read the full article HERE.

UK Data Service Data Skills Modules: free to use

Posted June 25, 2019. Filed under BIG DATA, Education, HE Students, Research Data Management, Study Skills, UK Data Service.

Apologies for cross posting – great resources for staff and students here: Our online, easy-to-use, and interactive Data Skills Modules introduce three forms of data to non-experts. These will give those new to research a solid grounding in the key skills they need to make full use of our rich data resources. They are aimed at anyone who… Read more » about UK Data Service Data Skills Modules: free to use

Bournemouth staff attend the annual Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2019

Posted June 24, 2019. Filed under Assessment and feedback, Blended learning, Brightspace, Case Studies: In BU, CEL Staff, Co-creation, Conference Report, CPD, Creative Methods, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Drawing, Education, HE Students, Innovation, Leadership, Research, Visual learning.

Solent University run an annual Learning and Teaching Community Conference in their inspiring ‘SPARK’ building. This year, Bournemouth University staff from HSS, FMC and Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence collaborated and presented two research papers and a workshop. , Find out more on twitter: #SLTCC2019 The full programme with speakers is available from here: https://www.solent.ac.uk/staff/learning-and-teaching/community-conferences/sltcc-programme… Read more » about Bournemouth staff attend the annual Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2019

Can sustainability be taught?

Posted June 11, 2019. Filed under AdvanceHE, Co-creation, Communities of Practice, Curriculum design, Education, employability, Events and workshops, HE Students, Public Engagement, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning.

Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a major development area at Bournemouth University. Here is a blog post from Dr Karen Thompson: At the FoM ‘Sustainability Symposium’ yesterday, we explored what sustainability means for teaching and learning. Sustainability is high on the list of priorities for BU, with KPIs for aligning all courses and research… Read more » about Can sustainability be taught?

Journal of Information Literacy – June version free to download

Posted June 7, 2019. Filed under Case Studies Outside BU, Communities of Practice, Creativity, Digital skills, Education, HE Students, Library, OER.

We are delighted to announce that the June issue of the Journal of Information Literacy has been published and is free to read and download at https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/. This issue includes peer-reviewed articles on the use of the Philosophy for Children method in library programming in ‘Shaking up story time’; research into ‘What academics really think about… Read more » about Journal of Information Literacy – June version free to download

Changing practices: why culture matters

Posted May 30, 2019. Filed under Augmented Reality, Communities of Practice, Conference Report, Creative Methods, Creativity, Curriculum design, Digital skills, Education, EU, HE Students, Innovation, TEL, Virtual Avebury, Virtual reality.

A report from Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation, HSS The Instytut Pedagogiki (Institute of Pedagogy), part of Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej, is a centre of excellent practice in teaching and developing trainee teachers based in Lublin, Poland. Students undertake a three year undergraduate programme of study, followed by a two year Masters specialisation. The Scientific… Read more » about Changing practices: why culture matters

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